Garment-pressing machine



F.' E. AND oi-R. DECKERT. GARMEN PREISS'ING MACHINE. APPLICATIONl FILED OCT. 28,1919.

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. F. BAND@ II. IIEQKERT. A G-ARMENTPRESSINGIMACHINE. APPL'ICII'TION- FILED ocT. 28, 1919.

j Patented 0I.3, 1922.

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FIEDOR E. DECKERT AND OSCAR ROBERT DEGKERT, OF SYRACSE, NEW YORK,l

ASSIG-NORS TO THE PROSPERITY CO. INC., 0F SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, A .COR-

PORATION' OF NEW {YORK GanMnN'T-rnnssrne MACHINE.

Appiication inea october 2s, 1919. serial no. 333,908. l l l To all 'inkom it may concem:

Be it known that we, Fnoon DECKERT and OSCAR ROBERT Dnoiznnr, citizens of the United States, and residents of Syracuse, in

the county of Onondaga and State of 'New York, have invented a certain new and useful Garment-Pressing Machine, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to garment pressing machines-and has for its lobject particularly simple and eiiicient means' for operating the pressing head and one of the objects of the invention is th'e particularly simple and eilicient means for limiting the' movement of the toggle levers. Another object is means for raising the pressinghead and another obj ect, means for locking the pressing head The invention consists in the novel features and in thercoinbinations and constructions hereinafter set forth and, claimed.

In describing this invention, reference is had to the accompanying drawings in which like characters designate corresponding partsin all the views.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a pressing4 machine-embodying our invention.

Figure 1 is a fragmentary plan view of the rear arm of the lever carrying the pressing head.

Figures 2 and 3 are respectively, enlarged lside elevations of the joint of the toggle levers and contiguous parts, Fig. 2 showing the position of the parts when the toggle is in its extended position, and Fig. 3 the position of the parts when the toggle levers are in their folded position.

Figure 4 is a rear elevation of parts seen in Fig. 2. i

Figures 5 and 6 are respectivel a fragmentary plan view and elevation o the oper` ating lever for they toggle and parts.

This pressing machine comprises, generally, a frame 1, a, lower buck 2 mounted on the frame, a pressing head 3 movable toward and from thebuck 2, a lever-4 ivoted at 5 between its ends t'o the frame an carrying the pressing head on the front arm thereof, and means for operating the lever 5 connected to the rear arm thereof.

contiguous The frame 1, buck 2, pressing head 3,'aridv lever 4 may be of any suitable form, size and construction.v

The means for operating the lever 4 comprises-togg1e llevers pivoted respectively to the f ranie and to the rear arm 6 of the supporting leyer 4 and tending to normally operatesaid lever 4 to. raise the pressing head 3 and fold the toggle levers and means f or locking the operating means in its position occupied when the toggle is extended and the pressing head 3 pressed against the buck 2 oi' the garment thereon.

7 and 8 are respectively the leversv orf links of the toggle which are pivoted together at 9, the lever 7 being pivoted to the. lower end of the frame t 10 and the.lever 8 lbei-ng pivoted at 11'to the rear arm 6 of the lever 4 supporting the pressing head 3. The lever 7 has a forwardly extending extension v12 Awhich constitutes a footg'lever, said fo'ot lever terminating in the pedal 13 atits front end. The lever or link 8 comprises a bracket 14 having bearings on the-- pivot 9 connecting the levers, a rod 15 connected to the' bracket 14 at its lower end and threading at its upper end into a bearing or bracket 16 mounted on the pivot 11. The toggle is lengthened or shortened by turning the-rod 15int o or out ofthe bracket 16 and theturning of the rod is effected by means of a handpwheel 17- mounted on the rod 15 and having its hub 18 abutting .against the lower faceof the bracket- 14 and against a bushing 19 on the` rod above the hub 18, the bushing being held from endwise, movement by a split clamp 20 threading on thel rod. It is clamped onto the rod 15 by a screw'21.

The wheel 17 and hence the rod .15 is lheld from l'turning by means of aspring pressed bolt .22v arranged in the bracket 14 and coacting with spokes ofthe wheels 17, this bolt being depressible against the action of its spring by av suitable' handle 23.

The toggles 7 and 8 are provided with means for limiting the folding movement ofV the toggle and also the extending movement hereof'aiid as here shown one of the toggle levers as the lever 8 or the bracket 14 thereof is vprovided with arms 24, 25 located in front and in the rear of the toggle joint or pivot 9, the arm 25 at the rear of said joint extending downwardly and being opposed to the portion of the lever 7 directly below the joint 9 and provided with means for engaging said lever when the toggle is in its extended position.

The arm 24 moves into engagement with the front side of the lever 7 to a point directly below the joint 9 when the toggle is in its folded position as shown in Fig. 3. Usually, the lever 7 is provided with a buffer extending therethrough and having heads exposed on lthe front and rear sides of the lever, thisbuffer being also adjustable edgewisely.

26. designates the buffer which threads into the lever 7 and has a head 27 on the rear side thereof for receiving a wrench and also has a buffer 28 on the front side thereof for contacting the end of the arm 24, the head 28 being usually7 rubber or some other yielding material.

The means provided on the arm 25 for contacting the lever 7, as here shown, includes a screw 29 extending forwardly and rearwardly through the lower end of the arm 25 and having a handle or wheel 30 at its rear end. The screw 29 is held in its adjusted position by a suitable lock nut 31.

The buffer 26 is adjusted to limit the opening movement of the toggle when a presser head reaches 'a predetermined. height and thescrew 29 is adjusted to limit the closing or extending movement ofthe toggle before the joint of the toggle passes through the dead center line of the toggle so that upon releasing of the operating lever 12 the pressing head will rise. The pressure of the toggle can also be regulated by lengthening or shortening the link 8 by turning the hand wheel 17.

The means for raising the pressing head 3 in this embodiment of our invention comprises a suitable weight 32 acting on the rear arm of the lever 6, it being here shown as mounted on the pivot. 11 and having forwardly extending arms 33 pressing upwardly on the rear arm 6 of the supporting lever 4 or the pressing head 3.

The means for raising the supporting lever 4 also comprises a spring 34 connected at at its lower end to the frame and at its upper end to the rear arm 6 of the lever 4.

rlhe connection or coupling between the spring and the rear arm being adjustable lengthwise of said arm in order to vary the lifting effect.

, As here shown, (Figs. 1 and 1a) the rear arm of the lever is formed with a. lengthwise slot 36 and with alined notches or Vseats 37 on opposite sides of the slot and the spring is provided at its' upper end with a rod 38 extending through the slot 36 and through a bearing 39 having laterally extending arms -40 which .seat in any two of the alined notches 37 on opposite sides of the slots 36.

The rod 38 is threaded at its upper end and a nut 41 threads on said rod against the upper face of the bearing 39. Hence, the tension of thespring can be adjusted by turning the nut 41 and the eective leverage of the spring on the arm 6 can be adjusted by moving thebearing 39 forwardly or rearwardly of the arm 6. ln some instances, thel operator when using the machine merely depresses the foot pedal 30 and releases the same and vin other times holds the presser head 3 in its down position on the garment and also when the machine is idle the presser head 3 is held onto the buck 2 for the purposel of keeping the buck 2 and presser head 3 warm, it being understood that the buck and head are hollow and that the heating medium as steam is passed therethrough.

Means is provided for locking the pressing head 3 in its depressed position against the action of the weight 32 and the spring 34 tending to lift the pressing head. This means comprises a latch 42 pivoted at 43 to a bracket on the upper side of the operating lever 12 and depending from thebearing of the pivot and also having a horizontally extending weighted arm 45 extending rearwardly therefrom, the latch coacting with the locking member or keeper 46 fixed to the foot of the frame 1.

The latch 45 is' movable from its position shown in Fig. 1 upwardly about the pivot 43 into the position indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1 and when in the position shown in d otted lines it is permanently out of operative position.

lVhen however', it is desired to lock the pressing head in its depressed position the latch 45 isl swung on its pivot from `its dotted line position into its full line position, Fig. 1 where upon depression of the pedal 13, it will latch into engagement with the keeper 46. It is moved out of engagement with the keeper 46`by means of a lever 47 pivoted between its ends at 48 to the pivot of the frame 1, the rear arm of the level` having a head 49 thereon movable into engagement with the under side of the weighted arm 45 of the latch 42. The front arm of said lever 47 is provided with a suitable pedal.

When the pedal 47 is depressed, obviously,

the head 49 will be moved upwardly and move the latch 42 on its pivot to disengage the latch from the keeper 46.

A suitable spring 50 is connected at one end to the lever 12 and at its-other end to the frame 1 tending to move the pedal lever 12 upwardly and hence the toggle rearwardly and acting in conjunction with the spring 34 to open the toggleand lift the presser head 4. -l

In operation, the screw 26 of the buifer 0f the llever 7 is adjusted to position the head 28 in proper position to limit the upward movement of the pressing head 3 and the screw Q9 adjusted to engage the lever 7 prior to the time the joint of the toggle passes into or through the dead center line of the toggle joint 9, vthe link 8 being shortened or extended to effect the positioning of the toggle joint 9 when the toggle is'in its extended position.

Thel seat 39 of the spring 34 is lengthwisely adjusted to the proper position lengthwise of the rear arm 6 of the supporting lever 4 so that the machine can be operated with a minimum effort.

Owing to thelengthwise adjustment of the link 8, the adjustment of the parts 26 and Q9 and the adjustment of the spring 34 along the rear arm 6 of the supporting lever 4 for the presser head 3 the machine can be adjusted to operate with the maximum pressure and with minimum effort on the part of the operator and further readily opens when. the pedal lever 12 is released.

What we claim is:

l. A toggle for garment pressing machines comprising toggle levers pivoted together, one of said levers 'being formed with an arm located at one side of the toggle joint in the path of movement thereof and the other lever being formed with a buffer adjustable transversely thereof lfor coacting with said arm to limit the movement of the toggle joint in one direction, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. A toggle for garment pressing machines comprising toggle levers pivoted together at like ends, one of thelevers being provided with arms located in front and in the rear of the joint of the toggle, one being movable into engagement with the other lever when the toggle is extended and the other being movable into engagement with said lever when the toggle is folded, one of the arms being provided with an ladjustable member for coacting with said lever, substantially as and for he'purpose set forth.

3. A toggle for garment pressing machines comprising toggle levers pivoted together. one of the levers being formed with arms located in front and in the rear of the toggle joint and the other lever being provided with a buffer adjustable transversely thereof for vcoacting with one of said arms, and the other of said arms being provided with an ver being provided with an arm'movable into engagement with the stop, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

5. In a garment pressing machine, the combination of a frame, a buck supported on the frame, a pressing head movable toward and from the buck, a supporting lever for the pressing head pivoted between its ends to the frame and carrying the head on the front arm thereof, means for operating the lever connected to the rear arm thereof, the rear arm of the lever being provided with a series of seats extending lengthwise thereof, a coupling adjustable in any one of said seats, and a spring connected at one end to the frame and at its other end to the coupling, substantially as and for the purpose described.

6. ln a garment pressing machine, the combination of a frame, a buck supported on the frame, a pressing head movable toward and from the buck, a supporting lever for the pressing head pivoted between its ends to the frame and carrying the head on the front arm thereof, means for operating the lever connected to the rear arm thereof, the rear arml of the lever being formed with a slot extending` through its upper and lower faces and with a series of seats arranged on opposite sides of the slots,

a coupling extending across the slot and having means engaging the seats and adjustable from one set of seats to another lengthwise of said arm, and a spring connected at one end to the frame and at its other end to said coupling, the connection between the spring and the coupling eX- tending through the slot, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof, we have hereunto signed our names at Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga, and State of New York, this lst day of July, 1919.

`FEDOR E. DEOKERT. O. ROBERT DECKER-T. 

